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Nicholas Roerich
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 USD
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Description
- Nicholas Roerich
- Mystery
- signed with artist's monogram and indistinctly dated (lower left); variously labeled, numbered, and inscribed (on the stretcher)
- tempera on canvas
- 19 1/2 by 30 1/4 in.
- 49.5 by 77 cm
Provenance
Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, circa 1977
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, circa 1977
Exhibited
Stockholm, Gummesons Konsthall, Nicholas Rorich Separatutstallning, November 1918
New York, Kingor Galleries, The Nicholas Roerich Exhibition, December 1920-January 1921 (traveling exhibition, visiting the following locations among others)
Boston, Boston Art Club, February 1921
Buffalo, Albright Art Gallery, March 1921
Chicago, Art Institute, April-May 1921
St. Louis, City Art Museum, July 1921
San Francisco, Museum of Art, September-October 1921
Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1922
Literature
Christian Brinton, The Nicholas Roerich Exhibition, New York, 1921, no. 23
Condition
This work is painted onto a fine linen which in turn has been backed, yet not lined, on another slightly coarser waved linen. Essentially this extra linen on the reverse of the canvas acts a dust backing which seems to be un-disturbed.
The paint layer is stable. There is a little cracking in the sky in the upper right and a slight scrape in the lower portion of the tent and into the ground in front of it, which seems to have a few old retouches. The scuffs around the edges, along the bottom edge and in the lower right, and in the corners are un-restored. The remainder of the picture is in beautiful condition. The picture is not expected to be receptive to cleaning, since the paint layer is very sensitive. The painting is overall in lovely condition and a few restorations would make the picture perfectly presentable.
The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com , an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
Catalogue Note
According to The Nicholas Roerich Exhibition catalogue, this lot was painted in Sortavala in 1918.